Math videos overtake cute pets in YouTube popularity

It may not seem to add up, but Fort Lauderdale math tutor Christopher Seber is officially a rising YouTube star.

His channel on YouTube, called Math Meeting, has clocked 5 million views for its 198 videos. He is part of a cybertrend: education videos are twice as popular as pets.

"Education videos might be a little more boring but there's a need for them," says Seber, 28, who has been posting his lessons since 2010. "Everybody needs to learn."

Angela Lin, education partnerships manager at YouTube, agrees. "It's great that people are starting to realize YouTube is about a lot more than just pets and animals," she said.

Seber was named a rising star by the site because he explains "very bite-size concepts that can be conveyed via a video," she said.

Seber says the popularity of his lessons is centered on their simplicity. There are no fancy edits or gimmicks, explosive side effects or heart-warming critters. That's because, says Seber, "in education, you just need to teach."